I’m in Philadelphia but not as an electrician. Previously, I worked as an electrician’s helper in several States. I accumulated several thousand hours. I changed careers but wish to return to electrical work. Can I use these hours to qualify for the “8,000 hours of documented practical experience of work on electrical systems” required by the licensing board? and is there a better forum to discuss this issue? :wall:

Hello everyone, I have an old Logan lathe with a Furnas drum switch and a General Electric 1PH, 1725RPM, 1/2HP motor. I was hoping someone could help me wire it up as the manual and what diagrams i've been able to find on the net haven't helped me much. The motor has 4 wires- 2 sets of red and brown, and the switch has 3 wires- green, black and white (new cord i purchased to replace old one). The switch has 3 terminals on each side (total 6) corresponding to "Forward" and "Reverse". Can someone kindly point me in the right direction?..maybe identifying by color what goes where?. :wall: Below are some pics of the switch, motor and diagram that i found on the net that looks similar to what i have(mine did not have a diagram)..i tried to wire it up as the diagram but no luck. Thanks in advance for your help!! Brent [IMG]http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8642/dsc03472iz2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1287/dsc03471sc6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1262/dsc03470ut4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5333/furnaswiringdiagramya6.jpg[/IMG]